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RODEO CLOWNS (ALBUM) - Jack Johnson
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Tuning: Standard
Capo 2 - chords relative to capo
Chords: Bm, E, G (355433), F#
(2 alternate, no pinky fret - i.e. G2 353433)
Intro:
Bm2, F#2, G2, E2
Verse:
[Bm2]sweeping the floors, open up the doors, yeah
[E2]turn on the lights, getting ready for tonight
[G2]nobodys romancing 'cause its too early for dancin
[F#2]but here comes the music
[Bm]bright lights flashing to cover up your lack of so
[E]many people, so many problems, so many reasons
to buy another [G]round, drink it down
just another ni[F#]ght on the town
[Bm]with the big man, money man, better than the other man
[E]he got the plan with the million dollar give a damn
[G]when nobody understands he'll become a smaller man
[F#]the bright lights keep flashing, the women keep on dancing
Chorus:
[Bm]with the clowns,[F#] yeah, yeah, yeah...
they pick me up when I'm [G]down yeah-ye[E]ah
[Bm]the rodeo clowns[F#], yeah, yeah, yeah
they pick me up when I'm [G]down[E]
[Bm]the disco ball spinning, all the music and the women
[E]the shots of tequila, man they'll say that they need ya,
[G]but what they really need
[F#]is just a little room to breathe
[Bm]teeny bopping disco queen, she barely understands
[E]her dreams of bellybutton rings and other kinds of things
[G]symbolic of change but the thing that is strange
[F#]is that the changes occurred...
and now she's just a part of the
[Bm]herd....yea[F#]h, yeah, yeah, man I thought
[G]that you heard...ye[E]ah, yeah
the changes [Bm]occurred[F#], yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah)
just a part of the [G]herd[E]
Bm (n.c.)
lights out, shut down, late night, wet ground
[E]you walk by look at him, but he cant look at you, yeah
[G]you might feel pity but he only feels the ground
[F#]you understand moods but he only knows let down
[Bm]by the corner there's another one
[E]reaching out a hand, coming from a broken man, yeah
[G]you try to live but he's done trying
[F#]not dead, but definitely [Bm]dying[F#]
with the rest of the [G]clowns.....y[E]eah, yeah
[Bm]Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmmm...[F#]Mmmmm with the rest of the [G]clowns.[E]...
Bm, E, G, F# (BONGO SOLO)
[Bm2]sweeping the floors, open up the doors, yeah
[E2]turn on the lights, getting ready for tonight
[G2]nobody's romancing 'cause its too early for dancing
[F#2]but here comes the music
RODEO CLOWNS (ALBUM) - Jack Johnson
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Tuning: Standard
Capo 2 - chords relative to capo
Chords: Bm, E, G (355433), F#
(2 alternate, no pinky fret - i.e. G2 353433)
Intro:
Bm2, F#2, G2, E2
Verse:
[Bm2]sweeping the floors, open up the doors, yeah
[E2]turn on the lights, getting ready for tonight
[G2]nobodys romancing 'cause its too early for dancin
[F#2]but here comes the music
[Bm]bright lights flashing to cover up your lack of so
[E]many people, so many problems, so many reasons
to buy another [G]round, drink it down
just another ni[F#]ght on the town
[Bm]with the big man, money man, better than the other man
[E]he got the plan with the million dollar give a damn
[G]when nobody understands he'll become a smaller man
[F#]the bright lights keep flashing, the women keep on dancing
Chorus:
[Bm]with the clowns,[F#] yeah, yeah, yeah...
they pick me up when I'm [G]down yeah-ye[E]ah
[Bm]the rodeo clowns[F#], yeah, yeah, yeah
they pick me up when I'm [G]down[E]
[Bm]the disco ball spinning, all the music and the women
[E]the shots of tequila, man they'll say that they need ya,
[G]but what they really need
[F#]is just a little room to breathe
[Bm]teeny bopping disco queen, she barely understands
[E]her dreams of bellybutton rings and other kinds of things
[G]symbolic of change but the thing that is strange
[F#]is that the changes occurred...
and now she's just a part of the
[Bm]herd....yea[F#]h, yeah, yeah, man I thought
[G]that you heard...ye[E]ah, yeah
the changes [Bm]occurred[F#], yeah, yeah, yeah, (yeah)
just a part of the [G]herd[E]
Bm (n.c.)
lights out, shut down, late night, wet ground
[E]you walk by look at him, but he cant look at you, yeah
[G]you might feel pity but he only feels the ground
[F#]you understand moods but he only knows let down
[Bm]by the corner there's another one
[E]reaching out a hand, coming from a broken man, yeah
[G]you try to live but he's done trying
[F#]not dead, but definitely [Bm]dying[F#]
with the rest of the [G]clowns.....y[E]eah, yeah
[Bm]Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmmm...[F#]Mmmmm with the rest of the [G]clowns.[E]...
Bm, E, G, F# (BONGO SOLO)
[Bm2]sweeping the floors, open up the doors, yeah
[E2]turn on the lights, getting ready for tonight
[G2]nobody's romancing 'cause its too early for dancing
[F#2]but here comes the music
